Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.

Quote by Voltaire

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I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to the death your right to...

I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to the death your right to...

History is no more than the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes

History is no more than the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of...

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of...

Minds differ still more than faces

Minds differ still more than faces

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.

The very impossibility in which I find myself to prove that God is not, discovers...

The very impossibility in which I find myself to prove that God is not, discovers...

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion

Liberty guest amiable, Plants both elbows on the table

Liberty guest amiable, Plants both elbows on the table

We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which...

I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which...

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large...

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.

Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.

Death may indeed be final but the love we share while living is eternal.

Death may indeed be final but the love we share while living is eternal.

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings ... and lawyers.

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings ... and lawyers.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.